[R-390] Info on Shipping R-390As via FedEx Ground

[Barry Hauser]

Also -- see issue #53 on the Hollow State Newsletter site.

Another thing - I noticed recently that what was about a 30-35% savings on 
Fedex vs. UPS ground doesn't exist any more.  They are now within a dollar 
or two of each other.  Maybe DHL is still cheaper.  Fedex is running the 
commercial with the pirate at the employment office who can only say 
"AAAAARRRDDDD!" -- stressing how easy it is to ship.

The commercials promoting the price haven't been running in a while -- If 
anyone remembers there was the nerdy guy trying to ship a package to 
"poe-hee-nix" - in Arizona, the guy who wanted to ship something anywhere to 
take advantage of the deal, and the guy behind the counter with the clear 
plastic raincoat or bag who got sprayed when the customer who was drinking 
something let go with it when he was shocked by the low price.

I have read somewhere that UPS has some conveyor/package handling equipment 
that's 30 feet off the (concrete) floor.  There may still be somewhat of an 
advantage to Fedex in terms of lower risk of damage.  I suspect they have 
less in the way of mechanization of package handling than UPS, but not sure.

Pack defensively ...
Barry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com>
To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 2:59 PM
Subject: [R-390] Info on Shipping R-390As via FedEx Ground


>I just learned this today - a man at FedEx said all packages must be packed
> to withstand a 4-foot fall. This is because the rail system they use to 
> move
> packages in their warehouses is that high off the ground. I can also say I 
> have
> seen the rail system in a UPS warehouse and it was also about 4 feet off 
> the
> ground. Anyone planning to ship an R-390A or similar receiver please keep 
> this
> in mind. Can the radio inside the box withstand a 4-foot drop without the
> front panel getting bent or a corner of the chassis getting crushed or 
> bent?  If
> you don't think it will then you need to rethink your packing methods. An 
> inch
> of foam rubber around the radio or throwing it into a single-wall box with
> some noodles ain't gonna do it. At the bare minimum consider using a
> double-boxing method with double-wall premium cardboard boxes with room 
> for padding
> in-between the boxes and plenty of stiff padding not foam rubber around 
> the radio in
> the inner box.  73 Todd WD4NGG.
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